Stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine
View Patent ↗A stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine has a fixed mount and a movable mount. The fixed mount is mounted around a connecting shaft of the key duplicating machine and has a first body, multiple first resilient members, multiple pressing elements, and an adjusting element. The first body has a through hole, an inclined segment, and a mounting recess. The movable mount is pivotally connected to the fixed mount and has a second body and an operating element. The second body is pivotally mounted on a base of the key duplicating machine to cover the inclined segment, and has two opposite side segments. The abutting rod is inserted into the mounting recess of the first body to selectively abut against the adjusting element.
1. A stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine having a copy shaper apparatus with a base, a holder mounted above the base of the copy shaper apparatus, and a connecting shaft transversally mounted on the base of the copy shaper apparatus, and the stroke safety device comprising:
a fixed mount mounted around the connecting shaft and having
a first body being a block and having
two opposite sidewalls;
a front side;
a bottom face;
a top face;
a through hole formed through the opposite sidewalls of the first body and mounted around the connecting shaft;
an inclined segment formed on the front side of the first body near the bottom face of the first body and having
a front side; and
multiple holding recesses formed in the front side of the inclined segment at intervals; and
a mounting recess formed in the front side of the first body near the inclined segment;
multiple first resilient members respectively mounted in the holding recesses of the inclined segment;
multiple pressing elements respectively mounted in the holding recesses of the inclined segment to respectively abutting the resilient members; and
an adjusting element mounted in the first body and having an inner end extending into the mounting recess of the first body; and
a movable mount pivotally connected to the fixed mount and having
a second body pivotally mounted on the base of the copy shaper apparatus to cover the inclined segment of the first body, the second body abutting against the pressing elements of the fixed mount and having
an open inner side facing the first body and mounted around the inclined segment of the first body;
a closed outer side; and
two opposite side segments formed on and protruding from the second body beside the open inner side of the second body and facing to each other; and
an operating element connected to the second body and having an abutting rod inserted into the mounting recess of the first body to selectively abut against the adjusting element.
2. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the second body has a mounting hole formed through the closed outer side of the second body and communicating with the open inner side of the second body;
the operating element has
an assembling block mounted on the second body and having
an inner side abutting the closed outer side of the second body;
an outer side;
a first assembling segment formed in the assembling block between the inner side and the outer side of the assembling block;
a protruding segment formed on and protruding from the inner side of the assembling block and mounted in the mounting hole of the second body; and
a notch formed through the assembling block and the protruding segment and communicating with the first assembling segment and the mounting hole of the second block;
a handle connected to the outer side of the assembling block; and
a second resilient member;
the abutting rod is pivotally connected to the assembling block, is inserted into the mounting recess of the first body to selectively abut against the adjusting element, and has
an inner end extending out of the notch of the assembling block and inserted into the mounting recess of the first body to selectively abut against the adjusting element via the mounting hole of the second body;
an outer end extending out of the outer side of the assembling block via the notch and mounted below the handle;
an external surface;
a connecting pin transversally mounted through the abutting rod and connected to the assembling block to connect the abutting rod pivotally to the assembling block; and
a second assembling segment formed in the external surface of the abutting rod and communicating with the notch of the assembling block; and
wherein the second resilient member is mounted between the first assembling segment of the assembling block and the second assembling segment of the abutting rod.
3. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein
the fixed mount has
a pivotal hole formed through the opposite sidewalls of the first body;
two first washers mounted in the through hole respectively at two ends of the through hole; and
two second washers mounted in the pivotal hole respectively at two ends of the pivotal hole;
the second body has two connecting holes respectively formed through the two opposite side segments and aligning with the pivotal hole of the first body of the fixed mount; and
the movable mount has
a pivot shaft mounted in the pivotal hole of the first body, extending out of the second washers, and mounted in the connecting holes of the second body; and
a pressing panel mounted in the second body, facing the first body, and pressed against by the pressing elements of the fixed mount.
4. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.
5. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.
6. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.
7. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the inclined segment of the first body has two holding recesses;
the fixed mount has
two first resilient members respectively mounted in the two holding recesses of the inclined segment; and
two pressing elements respectively mounted in the holding recesses of the inclined segment to respectively abutting the two resilient members;
each pressing element is a hemi-spherical hollow cylinder; and
each first resilient member is a spring and has two ends respectively abutting an inner side of a corresponding holding recess and an inner side of a corresponding pressing element.
8. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein
the inclined segment of the first body has two holding recesses;
the fixed mount has
two first resilient members respectively mounted in the two holding recesses of the inclined segment; and
two pressing elements respectively mounted in the holding recesses of the inclined segment to respectively abutting the two resilient members;
each pressing element is a hemi-spherical hollow cylinder; and
each first resilient member is a spring and has two ends respectively abutting an inner side of a corresponding holding recess and an inner side of a corresponding pressing element.
9. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the inclined segment of the first body has two holding recesses;
the fixed mount has
two first resilient members respectively mounted in the two holding recesses of the inclined segment; and
two pressing elements respectively mounted in the holding recesses of the inclined segment to respectively abutting the two resilient members;
each pressing element is a hemi-spherical hollow cylinder; and
each first resilient member is a spring and has two ends respectively abutting an inner side of a corresponding holding recess and an inner side of a corresponding pressing element.
10. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 7 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.
11. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.
12. The stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine as claimed in claim 9 , wherein
the first body has a threaded hole formed in the top face of the first body and communicating with the mounting recess; and
the adjusting element is a screw and is mounted in the threaded hole of the first body.